
Originally Posted by
kaptainrob
The 'smoky season' has started.
Mrs KR is really pissed coz her washing smells of smoke!
Doesn't bother me too much, yet; similar to Ozzie bush-fire smoke .. without the eucalyptus scent.
Interestingly, a local expat puts it down to cheap Chinese garlic and other produce imports. Apparently northern Thai farmers used to farm all year round, using rice straw as mulch during winter (best time for veggies), but now it's no longer viable so the straw gets burnt, usually at night.
Being so far inland, we don't really get much in the way of strong winds to blow smoke away. It settles under the inversion layer, in the Mae Ping valley , and only lifts very gradually with the slow warming of next day's sunrise.